39 U.S.C. § 3629 — Reduced rates for voter registration pur-

Page 109 TITLE 39—POSTAL SERVICE § 3632 lated to appellate review of a decision of the Board of Governors to approve, allow under protest, reject, or modify a recommended decision of the Postal Rate Commission. § 3629. Reduced rates for voter registration pur- poses The Postal Service shall make available to a State or local voting registration official the rate for any class of mail that is available to a qualified nonprofit organization under section 3626 for the purpose of making a mailing that the official certifies is required or authorized by the National Voter Registration Act of 1993. (Added Pub. L. 103–31, § 8(h)(1), May 20, 1993, 107 Stat. 86.) Editorial Notes REFERENCES IN TEXT The National Voter Registration Act of 1993, referred to in text, is Pub. L. 103–31, May 20, 1993, 107 Stat. 77, which was formerly classified principally to subchapter I–H (§ 1973gg et seq.) of chapter 20 of Title 42, The Public Health and Welfare, prior to editorial reclassification and renumbering in Title 52, Voting and Elections, and is now classified principally to chapter 205 (§ 20501 et seq.) of Title 52. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Tables. Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries EFFECTIVE DATE Section effective (1) with respect to a State that, on May 20, 1993, has a provision in the constitution of the State that would preclude compliance with section 20501 et seq. of Title 52, Voting and Elections, unless the State maintained separate Federal and State offi- cial lists of eligible voters, on the later of Jan. 1, 1996, or the date that is 120 days after the date by which, under the constitution of the State as in effect on May 20, 1993, it would be legally possible to adopt and place into effect any amendments to the constitution of the State that are necessary to permit compliance with section 20501 et seq. of Title 52 without requiring a spe- cial election, and (2) with respect to a State not de- scribed above, on Jan. 1, 1995, see section 13 of Pub. L. 103–31, set out as a note under section 20501 of Title 52. SUBCHAPTER II—PROVISIONS RELATING TO COMPETITIVE PRODUCTS Editorial Notes PRIOR PROVISIONS A prior subchapter II was redesignated subchapter I of this chapter. § 3631. Applicability; definitions and updates (a) APPLICABILITY.—This subchapter shall apply with respect to— (1) priority mail; (2) expedited mail; (3) bulk parcel post; (4) bulk international mail; and (5) mailgrams; subject to subsection (d) and any changes the Postal Regulatory Commission may make under section 3642. (b) DEFINITION.—For purposes of this sub- chapter, the term ‘‘costs attributable’’, as used with respect to a product, means the direct and indirect postal costs attributable to such prod- uct through reliably identified causal relation- ships. (c) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—Mail matter re- ferred to in subsection (a) shall, for purposes of this subchapter, be considered to have the mean- ing given to such mail matter under the mail classification schedule. (Added Pub. L. 109–435, title II, § 202, Dec. 20, 2006, 120 Stat. 3205.) § 3632. Action of the Governors (a) AUTHORITY TO ESTABLISH RATES AND CLASSES.—The Governors, with the concurrence of a majority of all of the Governors then hold- ing office, shall establish rates and classes for products in the competitive category of mail in accordance with the requirements of this sub- chapter and regulations promulgated under sec- tion 3633. (b) PROCEDURES.— (1) IN GENERAL.—Rates and classes shall be established in writing, complete with a state- ment of explanation and justification, and the date as of which each such rate or class takes effect. (2) RATES OR CLASSES OF GENERAL APPLICA- BILITY.—In the case of rates or classes of gen- eral applicability in the Nation as a whole or in any substantial region of the Nation, the Governors shall cause each rate and class deci- sion under this section and the record of the Governors’ proceedings in connection with such decision to be published in the Federal Register at least 30 days before the effective date of any new rates or classes. (3) RATES OR CLASSES NOT OF GENERAL APPLI- CABILITY.—In the case of rates or classes not of general applicability in the Nation as a whole or in any substantial region of the Nation, the Governors shall cause each rate and class deci- sion under this section and the record of the proceedings in connection with such decision to be filed with the Postal Regulatory Com- mission by such date before the effective date of any new rates or classes as the Governors consider appropriate, but in no case less than 15 days. (4) CRITERIA.—As part of the regulations re- quired under section 3633, the Postal Regu- latory Commission shall establish criteria for determining when a rate or class established under this subchapter is or is not of general applicability in the Nation as a whole or in any substantial region of the Nation. (c) TRANSITION RULE.—Until regulations under section 3633 first take effect, rates and classes for competitive products shall remain subject to modification in accordance with the provisions of this chapter and section 407, as such provi- sions were as last in effect before the date of en- actment of this section. (Added Pub. L. 109–435, title II, § 202, Dec. 20, 2006, 120 Stat. 3206.) Editorial Notes REFERENCES IN TEXT The date of enactment of this section, referred to in subsec. (c), is the date of enactment of Pub. L. 109–435, which was approved Dec. 20, 2006.